Discover how artificial intelligence is transforming the legal sector with document management, predictive analytics, and client engagement enhancements.
Read more...
More than 1.2 million applications, or “apps,” are available at the iPhone App Store as…
Read more...
If you find workplace interruptions, such as impromptu meetings with co-workers popping into your office,…
Read more...
Explore the emergence of environmental law within Big Law firms, showcasing their innovative sustainable practices and contributions to climate change initiatives.
Read more...
A DLA Piper associate’s e-mail stating “that bill shall know no limits,” which surfaced in…
Read more...
Don Prophete, 45, resigned from the Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart's law firm in…
Read more...
Branding and social media -How they work together to build your firm’s business Let’s say your practice is family law. It’s a highly competitive specialty in your community.You know that if you want to attract new clients, you need to distinguish yourself from the rest of the pack. So, how? You start by considering what makes your firm different from…
According to the American Bar Association, the United States is…
Read more...
Pet ownership in the United States has tripled since the…
Read more...
Former lawyer Alex Murdaugh, who is already serving two life sentences for murdering his family,…
Read more...
Defense attorney Jack A. Blakeslee has been suspended for throwing a feces-filled Pringles can into…
Read more...
Estimated reading time: 0 minutes, 58 seconds
Jim Letten, United States Attorney (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The federal Eastern District of Louisiana, which includes the city of New Orleans, has long been a hotbed of crime and corruption. While local police and prosecutors have continually been involved in endemic misconduct, federal prosecutors in the district were highly successfully at positioning themselves as models of probity. Now, however, this burnished facade of integrity has been all but shattered in light of recent revelations cascading out of the U.S. attorney’s office in New Orleans.
U.S. Attorney James B. Letten was first appointed to his post by Republican President George W. Bush. While it is customary for new presidents to replace U.S. attorneys with appointees from their own party, Barak Obama took the unusual step of allowing Letten to remain at his post. Democratic Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu was reportedly instrumental in convincing Obama to make the unconventional reappointment.
In a sensational case that has reportedly “grabbed the attention…
A DLA Piper associate’s e-mail stating “that bill shall know…
A 55-year-old attorney at White & Case, who recently filed…
More than 1.2 million applications, or “apps,” are available at…